doctor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who is trained and qualified to treat sick or injured people.

   If you still feel unwell tomorrow, go and see your doctor.

2. 2
   noun

   A person who holds the highest university degree in a subject.

   She is a doctor of philosophy in physics.

Common collocations

• call a doctor Verb + noun
• see a doctor Verb + noun
• family doctor Adjective + noun
• consult a doctor Verb + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin doctorbor. Old French doctur Anglo-Norman doctourder. Middle English doctour English doctor From Middle English doctor, doctour (“an expert, authority on a subject”), from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor (“teacher”), from doceō (“to teach”). Displaced native Middle English lerare (“doctor, teacher”) (from Middle English leren (“to teach, instruct”) from Old English lǣran, lēran (“to teach, instruct, guide”), compare Old English lārēow (“teacher, mas…

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